For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...

In the adjoining Kasrawad area of the same Khargone district, the police registered a complaint against four women and a man (from OBC and general category) on the complaint of the Balai caste ...

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature. State senators passed a bill on Tuesday ...

Reacting to the incident, Manoj Parmar, president of the All India Balai Mahasangh, said, "Due to the frustrated mentality of some people, our community still has to face caste discrimination in ...

Lauding that ‘Alai Balai’, the annual Dasara cultural event held in Hyderabad, promotes love, brotherhood and affection among individuals by bridging ideological, political, caste and ...

The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about caste for the first time since independence. The Home Ministry announced plans to conduct a two ...

A bill that would have made California the first state to explicitly ban caste-based discrimination was vetoed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. After a year of advocacy and a monthlong hunger strike ...

India will include caste details in its next census, a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country. Information Minister Ashwini ...